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1 he Grady County Progress. T. A.-J. MAJOES, EDITOE. Leading .Weekly Newspaper in Grady County. Published Weekly, Every Friday, by THE PROGRESS PUBLISHING COMPANY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. One year $1.C0 Six months 60 Three months .■ 26 JBnterwi ns Second-class mail matter July 22, l!tl(), at tl;o Post office at Cairo, (in., under the act of Congress of March :! jsro. Advertising Rates. Depends on position, number of insertions and number of indies—will lie given on application. Obituaries and curds of thanks will be charged for—5c a line Not Responsible.—The editor of Tim I’nnoitiiss is not respon sible- for the views of correspondents. Correspondents solic, tied. For the benefit of those who have taken It upon themselves to charge three or four citizens of being the author of the edito rial in last week’s issue under the head “The Late Lamented.” We have not, as yet, gotten into that state of mind where we are f:rced to call ■vilpon our friends to write our opinions. We are not an orphan; therefore do not need a guardian to direct or supervise our our actions. When that time comes we will step'aside and let others take up [our work. The Greater Georgia Association met again last Thursday in Atlanta and put an agent m the field to raise funds to carry on the campaign in the west. From the press report it is learned that only towns of 3,000 are to be invited to join in the movement. Why this discrimination to the unfortunate •towns? Isn’t the money from the smaller towns as good as the larger ones? From the action of the Greater Georgia Associa tion it is up to towns smaller and larger than Cairo to get busy and go out after bus iness, as it were. lature. It was published immediately after the primary, and when the grand jury pur sued the course it did we were led to believe that that body was in the same frame of mind, hence our conclusions. We prefer an open enemy to a secret one. and the sooner we draw his open fire the better;—a “bush whacker” is dangerous to life and liberty. For the benefit of some we desire BRYAN SECONDS NOMINATION OF HOKE SMITH FOR PRESIDENT. From an editorial in the week’s issue of The Commoner it is apparent that W. J. Bryan does not expect to run for president in 1912. He says: “The Georgia convention in ratifying* the nomination of ex-Governor Hoke Smith, who recently won the gubernatorial nomi nation at the primary, suggested him for the presidency. And why not? In 1900 and 1908 whenever Mr. Bryan’s nomination was suggested the corporation papers of the East insisted that the nomination ought to go to the South. Why not give the South a chance now? Hoke Smith is from the South. He is a big man, too. He was in the cabinet. “He has been governor and will be governor again. Why do the corporation papers not boom Smith? Why? “Well, just read the following from his speech at the convention and you will see. He said: “The great corporations in Geor gia must keep out of politics. They must not be allowed by hired politicians’ agents to dominate or control lefislation or admin istration.” “That seals his doom so far as the cor poration papers are concerned, but it ought to strengthen him with the people. “And the gold democrats. Why don’t they fly to the support of Smith? He was a gold man; he was not ‘tainted with free to!silver,’ Why don’t they start a boom for known that, as I am informed, all the editorial matter, written by Mr. Majors himself, is already in .the hands of the printers, as they tell me; that I have neither seen nor heard a word of it and that the the writer of it does not expect me to have anything to do with it, ex eept to read and correct proofs, in accordance with his '.manuscript. And let it be farther known that, as I am doing now, I deliberately in tend to do, hereafter, for the editor of this paper, or for anybody else that calls on me for help of any reasonable kind, whenever I am able to render it; even if I do “get into it, again’’—and again. Robert H. Harris. Tax Levy County Purposes. G eorgi a—G rady Con n ty. Notice is hereby given that the following tax levy for county pur poses for the year 1910 was made and collection ordered to be made accordingly on Sept. 20, 1910, viz: Seventy cents on each Hundred Dollais worth of property returned for taxation, which is sub-divided as follows: (i) Fifteen cents to pay TENT MEETING The Location Changed From lag! side to Grady vlile. The Interest Is Increasing Every at Meeting The Tent meeting at Ingle3i.c’e announced in our last issue has been moved to Gradyville. This has been done in answer to an earnesi written request made by Mr. Felton, on behalf of the people at the big mill, the ladies of some of the families, because of their little children, not being able to attend. Messrs. Massey, Felton & Co., very kindly fur nished a free car for the trans portation and about twenty hands for the work. The new location is immediately noath of the resi dence of the mill and located on the-hmd leased by them. This is just one quarter of a mile south of Ingleside. The meetiug is increasing in interest and the prospect is very the legal indebtedness of the county encouraging. Theieare Iwoser- due or to become due during the ^kesa day, one at 3 in the after year or past due; (2) twenty cents [ loon anc ^ °. ne pas ^ seven to build or repair court houses or jails, bridges or ferries, or other in the evening. On Sunday there will be also a service in the morn- public improvements according to ^ eleven o clock. AM of state that the editorial in its entireity, in him? Because he made the \ fatal mistake last week’s issue of The Progress was not of voting for Mr. Bryan. [That ended it altogether directed at the grand jury; which with them. He forfeited his claim to CCUld readily be seen by those desiring to statesmanship. be fair and honest. “But Hoke Smith’s boom has been The grand jury had not been guilty of launched by his own state and we shall see South.” publishing what purported to be the law in whether it was a Southern man the corpor- regard to the legal advertising, nor had it ! ation papers wanted or simply a represen- been appealing to the prejudices and pas- j tative of the corporations living in the sions of the people. It was not a criticism upon the body as a whole, but upon that part which prejudged a case yet to be tried in the courts, and there was only one view to be taken and that view was that by their power as a body—the influence of that body —was against The Progress. It has been published that one of the members of that body had denounced The Progress and we ha/e never seen a denial of that statement from him or any of his friends. We have reference here to the nominee of the legis- THE VALDOSTA TIMES. The “Trade Issue” of our esteemed Valdosta contemporary is a magnificent edi tion of thirty-two pages and does credit to business manager, editor, printers and all connected with the office establishment as well as to the bustling, thriving city rep resented. Long live Valdosta and the Valdosta Times. A Few Remarks Which I Hope Everybody Will Read. When the editor of The Progress and his corps of assistants came to Cairo they were strangers to every body here and everybody here was a stranger to them. Thus they were at a great disadvantage in the way of gathering up personals and .-other local items for their paper. In that strait, ^ome of the direc tors, in connection with the editor, asked me to render such assistance as I could. To that request I cheer fully acceded, although my com pliance involved a good deal of la bor and much more time; for neith er of which did I receive, nor would I have accepted any compensation whatsoever. In that I did what I have repeatedly done before, in this town and elsewhere. Under the above arrangement I “foraged for news,” in a strictly legitimate way, publishing many items of interest, “adorned by,” or interspersed with sundry and divers .jocularities and harmless pleasan tries; thus practically filling up the local news columns in every issue for about four weeks—possibly five. Then, as the paper folk had become somewhat acquainted with people and conditions here,I stopped; fur nishing thereafter, (wit l the ex- epption of a few personals, by spec ial request, last week), only my church notes and occasional funeral or obituary and marriage notices, I think. I have never published complimentary notices of myself; nor said a word for nor against any candidate for any office, nor assum ed any editor.al functions of any kind. And in doing what I did, I was simple enough to suppose that readers might possibly enjoy my complimentary personals and the little jokes upon which I here and there ventured. The like from my pen have been relished in other pa pers, elsewhere. In all the doings I have men tioned, never once did a suspicion occur to me that malevolent eye3 were watching me, that malignant minds were devising ways to hurt me, and that malicious tongues or pens, were framing false accusations against me. But alas, I sadly mis took. I have been charged with having written editorials that the editor himself, has never denied writing; and have in my possession, now, a letter accusing me of being “a stumbling stone” “the cause of men sinning” in this newspaper connection, and of “for the Devil’s sake, working in opposition” to another paper! Whew! Am I not a dreadful fel low? And all because I lieve en deavored to help others;—as, in some way, I am always ready to do. Well, I am “into it again.” The editor is absent this week, and at his insistence, I have consented to ’ forage” for local nows again— grievously criminal as such miscon duct may be—and to correct com positor’s proofs, as, at the editor’s request, I frequently have turned into the office to do. But be it the contract; (3) Jen cents to pay sheriffs’, jailers’ or other officers’ fees that they may he legally enti tled to out of the county; (4) two cents to pay expenses of the county for bailiffs at court, non-resident witnesses in criminal cases, fuel, servant hire and the like; (5) ten cents to pay jurors a per diem com pensation; (6) six cents to pay ex penses incurred in supporting the poor of the county; (7) seven cents to pay any other lawful charge against the county. Also in compliance with the re commendation of the grand jury at September Term Superior court, 1910, of said county, the following special levy was made and ordered collected, to-wit: Thirty cents on each One Fund red Dollars returned for taxation for the purpose of maintaining and working Grady county’s quota of convicts on the public roads of Grady county. Upon report of County School Commissioner of agreement be tween him and the authorities in the several school districts, the fol lowing levies for local school pur poses have been made for the en suing year and the tax collector or dered to make collection according ly: Woodland School District 3 1-2 mills r ine Union 4 mill. Golden Rod 4 mills Greenwood 3 1-2 mills ElP.ino V 2 1-2 mills Walker 4 mills Cairo. .....5 mills Whurham 2 1-2 mills Sunnyslde 3 mills Providence 2 mills Calvary 4 1-2 mills Bald Spring 5 1-2 mills Pleasant Hill 3 1-2 mills Pleasant Valley 3 mills Thomas Wighl, J. W. Sasser, L. L. Barwick, • Albert Powell, Henry Mitchell, J. S. Peebles, County Commissioners. M. L. Ledford, Clerk. these services of song and prayer of a half an hours duration. Rev. Mr. Ratcliffe who is conducting the meeting will begin a series of Bible readings from fq-night on various important subjects.These Bible readings will be about twenty minutes long and will start about quarter past seven. He requests the people to bring their Bibles and to examine them with him in these studies. A Card From Prof: Wright To the patrons of Cairo High School: Our school is now in its third week. So far as I can see condi tions are favorable for a good year’s work. Parents seem an xious to give their children the best advantages. It is the duty of the teachers to co-operate with the parents in the interest of the children. Experience has shown that the best schools owe their success chiefly to systematic work. The teachers in our school have pledged themselves faith fully to do this kind of work. Systematic regulations will be put into use as rapily as possible. Just now we have some pupils who are frequently late for some reason. This seems to be due chiefly to carelessness of the pupils. We have decided that that after this month, which closes next week, no pupil who is late and does not have a written statement from his parenl s,show ing why he is late, will be allowed his seat, unless in the opinion of his teacher the hindrace has been E rovidential. By this plan botn oth parents and teachers will know when the pupil has been careless about getting to school on time. We believe this plan to be reasonable and promise faithfully to carry it out. Most respectfully, J. E. Wright. eWWIWWIMliMiaiaSMNMMW^IMWWIMNWIMN MMWWWWWD TO THE PUBLIC! I H AVING recently bought out the uiercantite interest of K. Powell, I extend an invitation to my friends and the gen eral public to call and see me. It will be my purpose to carry a stock of GENERAL MERCHANDISE. ALSO BUY COUNTRY PRODUCE, I am now making a special sale on “PANTS,” having just received a new lot. Come soon, fhat you may be able to get a fit in number of selection. yours truly, C. E. Vanlandingham, | CAIRO, GEORGIA. £